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Black Fact = (1955) Mary McLeod Bethune
Black Fact = 1955 ( May 18) – Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona Beach, ... -
Black Fact = (1881)Frederick Augustus Douglass
Black Fact = 1881 (May 17) – Frederick Augustus Douglass was appointed Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia ... -
Black Fact = (1990,1840,1917,1966& 1979) Davis,Turner,Burleigh,Carmichael & Randolph
1- Black Fact = 1990 (May 16) – Sammy Davis Jr., actor, dancer, singer and world class entertainer dies in Beverly ... -
Black Fact = (1946) Camilla Williams
Black Fact = 1946 ( May 15) -Camilla Williams, famed opera singer, performed as “Madame Butterfly” in New York City ... -
Black Fact = (1963) Arthur Ashe
Black Fact = 1963 (May 14) – Arthur Ashe, 22 years old becomes the first African American to make the U.S. ... -
Black Fact = (1914,1891,1950,1914& 1990) Louis,Murphy,Wonder,Evers & Stallings
1- Black Fact = 1914 (May 13)- Joe Louis, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, was born in Lexington, AL, on this ... -
Black Fact = (1902) Joe Gans
Black Fact = 1902 (May 12) – Joe Gans became the first black lightweight champion on this date in 1902. ... -
Black Fact = (1981) Hoyt J. Fuller
Black Fact = 1981 (May 11) – Literary Critic and Editor Death of Hoyt J. Fuller (57), literary critic and editor ... -
Black Fact = (1994) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Black Fact =1994 (May 10) -Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa. ... -
Black Fact = (1919) James Reese Europe
Blackfact = 1919 (May 9) – James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military ...